How To Set Up Your Reader/Writer Notebook in Google Docs

1.  Go to google and open your mybisd account.  Your username is firstname.lastname@mybisd.net.

2.  Choose the drive tab.  It will either be at the top of your screen or in a drop down box under "more".

3.  Choose the red "create" button on the upper left side of your screen.

4.  Choose "folder" at the top of the drop down tab.

5.  Name your collection "Reader/Writer Notebook" and choose the "create" button.

6.  Now your notebook will appear under the drop down tab "My Drive" on the left of your screen.

7.  Click the down arrow to the right of the words "Reader/Writer Notebook" and choose "share."

8.   At this point, the small size of your Netbook screen may prevent you from seeing the entire box you are using.  If this is the case, hit the button "F11" at the top of your keyboard.  This will allow you to view your entire screen. 

9.  At the bottom of the box where it says "add people" enter my email address.   Sharing your notebook with me allows me to grade your assignments.  My email address is carolyn.poulter@mybisd.net. PLEASE NOTE:  Any assignment NOT shared with me will receive a zero.  I cannot grade what I cannot see.

10.  Select done.  If you skip this step, you have not shared your notebook with me. PLEASE NOTE:  All of your documents will automatically say they are shared because they are shared with the district office.  This does NOT mean they are automatically shared with me.  Just because your folder says it is "shared" does not mean I can see it!

11.  When you wish to add a document to your reader writer notebook, select the arrow to the right of the words "My Drive" and choose create, then choose document. PLEASE NOTE:  If you choose to use the big red CREATE button, you will have to share every single document with me separately.  It is much easier to simply open a document that is already INSIDE your notebook.  (Imagine you are writing on a piece of paper that is already inside a binder as opposed to having to put the paper in the binder after you complete the assignment).

12.  Try this now.  After you choose document, you will select the blue button that says "create and share."

13.  Click the words "untitled document" to name your document.